Oil shale push could reshape western energy outlook
West oil shale geology shows vast deposits in Colorado Utah and Wyoming with 1 500 square miles in Colorado and federal ownership of about four fifths. Colony Development Co sets up a multi million dollar test plant on Parachute Creek 65 miles from Grand Junction to yield 600 800 barrels per day aiming for a 50fold scale up for commercial use by 1968 of 2 percent of U S oil output by 1975.
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Gordon
Ga. Gauss
Grand
Junction
J. Colo
Colorado
Utah
Wyoming
Eckles
Albert F. Lenhart
Colony
Development . Co
Parachute Creek
Grand Junction
Edward F. Morrill
Standard Oil of Ohio
Colony Development Co
Cleveland Cliffs Iron Co
Oil Shale Corp
Tosco
Morrill
Anvil Points
Colorado School of Mines Research Foundation
U.S. Department of the Interior
Socony Mobil Oil Co
Humble Oil and Refining Co
Pan American Petroleum Corp
Sinclair Oil and Gas Co
Phillips Petroleum Co
Continental Oil Co
State Resources
Colony Mining
Hugh J. Leach
Colony Development
TIPRO Meeting to Feature Conservative Leaders in Texas
Conservation leaders from Kansas and Texas will discuss state allowables at TIPRO’s July 23-24 San Antonio meeting. Panelists include William L. Mitchell and Ben Ramsey. moderator is William J. Murray Jr. A Q and A with Federal Power Commissioner Charles Ross covers natural gas regulation.
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Austin
Kansas
Texas
Texas Independent Producers & Royalty Owners Association
TIPRO
San Antonio
Malcolm D. Abel
Midland Independent Oilman
William L. Mitchell
Kansas Corporation Commission
Ben Ramsey
Texas Railroad Commission
William J. Murray Jr
Charles Ross
Permian Basin
FPC
Panhandle
Gulf Coast
Nuclear Fracturing Eyed for Gas Production in New Mexico
El Paso Natural Gas proposes a 10 kiloton detonation labeled Gasbuggy in the San Juan basin to fracture tight gas formations near Farmington New Mexico. A joint study with AEC and Bureau of Mines suggests sevenfold gas recovery potential with six months of tests and three years of follow up to assess practicality.
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el Paso Natural Gas Co
San Juan Basin
Rio Arriba County
Farmington
New Mexico
el Westbrook Paso
AEC
Bureau of Mines
el Paso
Rocky Mountains
Oil and Gas Journal
Cities Service completes major Tern Oil acquisition
Cities Service Oil Co. buys producing properties of Tulsa based Tern Oil Co. totaling 140 wells on 77 000 producers, with daily output of 3060 barrels of oil and 7 000 000 cubic feet of gas. The deal includes 65 000 acres of nonproducing minerals in the Permian Basin, Roswell and Midland offices to oversee exploration.
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Bartlesville (Special
Cities Service Oil Co
Tern Oil Co
Tulsa
Lea
Eddy Counties
New Mexico
Cities Service
Permian
West Texas
Roswell
Midland
Tern
West Germany Leads Common Market in Egg Production
West Germany produced 37.6 billion eggs last year, 2.3 billion more than 1963, according to the Westphalian Lippe Farmers Association. A spokesman cited that West Germany laid the most eggs among Common Market nations.
Re Entry Test Slated In Lea County Wells
Lea County reports two drilling projects with test completions. Hobbs based C W Trainer plans re entry at No 1 King 16 miles NE of Lovington to clean and test Pubco Petro Co No 1 South King, a prior Devonian wildcat depth 12 809 feet. Pan American Petroleum tests No 5-A Federal two miles NE of Crossroads after reaching 12018 feet and proving a producer potential with a 12 000 foot flow and pressure readings. The Devonian pool offset No 4-A Federal is nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Trainer
Hobbs
King
Lovington
Lea County
Pubco Petroleum Co
South King Exploration Co
Pan American Petroleum Corp
Crossroads
North Lea County
East West relations institute proposed by Adriano Moreira
Former Overseas Minister Adriano Moreira proposes an East West relations institute for the Macao Peruguese territory located near the China coast. The plan envisions a center to study diplomacy, trade and regional cooperation fostering ties between Europe and Asia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lisbon
Portugal
Perugueee
Macaa
China
Adriano Moreira
Locations And Completions From Texas Oil Wells
A compact listing of Texas oil field locations and completions appears with numerous well designations, operators, Sec and Lot references, surface and subsurface data, elevations, and production estimates. The item catalogs wells by county and company, noting nearby towns and regulatory lines while listing depths and flow metrics where readable.
Conoco Names Three For Marketing Posts In Fort Worth and Houston
W H Burnap announces promotions in Conoco marketing. Dean Hadfield becomes manager of marketing in Fort Worth HQ Houston while C O MacLeod shifts to regional marketing manager in Houston and J W McCulley becomes regional sales coordinator in Houston.
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Houston
Continental Oil Co
W. H. Burnap
Dean Hadfield
Fort Worth
Conoco
C. O. MacLeod
Oo Worth
Hadfield
J. W. McCulley
MacLeod
Utah
Idaho
Salt Lake City
University of Utah
Montana
Montana State Unifersity
Salt Lake
Buenos Aires Beef Exports Drive Weekend Market
In Argentina, exporters push for higher beef volumes to satisfy growth in overseas demand. Industry sources say producers aim to preserve exportable supplies while domestic consumption tightens and prices rise.
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Buenssaints
Argentina
Argens
Arthur Tita
TIPRO and IPAA Clash Over Oil Import Controls
Texas Independent Producers and Royalty Owners Association and the Independent Petroleum Association of America face policy conflicts as they converge for a postponed 1965 convention. The debate centers on import controls and tax provisions affecting U.S. oil firms, with subcommittee findings recommending direct import programs over tariff or tax changes. Interior Secretary Udall’s March hearing outcome draws mixed reactions from Texans and national groups.
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Nationa
Texas Independent Producers & Royalty
Owners Association
TIPRO
Independent Petroleum Associa‘tion of America
National Association
The
Denver
U.S
Interior Secetary
Stewart Udall
California firm bids to build record drilling platform
A California company submitted the apparent low bid of 29.97 million dollars for construction of the largest drilling platform ever designed. The self propelled vessel will drill through the earth to study mantle properties in an NSF sponsored project potentially costing up to 80 million dollars. The 1968 site is planned in 14 000 feet of water, 170 miles northeast of Honolulu.
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Houston (Lp
California
National Science Foundation
Honolulu
Pacific
West Texas
National Steel & Shipbuilding Co
San Diego
Calif
World Power Conference Meet Set in Tokyo in 1966
The 15th Sectional Meeting of the World Power Conference will convene in Tokyo October 16 to 20 1966 on the theme Problems of Future Years in Energy Utilization. The US committee chaired by Donald S Kennedy seeks fifteen papers due by Oct 20 1965 with completed papers due by Feb 20 1966. Papers are summarized by reporters at sessions and discussed thereafter.
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New York
Tokyo
Japan
United States National Committee
Donald S. Kennedy
Oklahoma Gas and Electric Co
Robert E. Ginna
Rochester Gas and Electric Corp
United States
National Committee
Free World Oil Production Drops in April Survey
Tulsa special reports oil and gas journal figures show world oil output averaged 29,946,200 barrels daily in April including 24,764,800 barrels per day of free world production. March’s record rate was surpassed by Saudi Arabia and Libya gains offset declines in Middle East and Western Hemisphere. US weekly output rose to 7,634,500 barrels per day with Oklahoma and California up, Wyoming down. New completions reached 856 in the week ended July 10, with 20,808 total for the year and 4,163 wildcat drills.
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Middle East
Western Hemisphere
U.S
Kuwait
Venezuela
Saudi Arabia
Libya
Oklahoma
Kansas
California
Wyoming
Colorado
Texas
Louisiana
Rotary Activity Shows Increase
The rotary drilling rigs operating in the Permian Basin rose to 187 on the latest survey, up from the prior Friday and well below the 226 reported a year earlier. Lea County leads with 28 rigs, Pecos County has 22, and Eddy County 11, with counts reflecting a two week period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Permian Basin
Reed Roller Bit Co
Lea County
Pecos County
Eddy County
Strawn Project Drilling In Kent County Oil Field
Sun Oil Co plans to drill No 1 A G W Rodgers to 6800 feet in Kent County near Clairemont to test Strawn and lower Pennsylvanian sands in an undeveloped area three miles north of Clairemont. New producer Irion-Humiston Northington of San Angelo completes No 3 Ela C Sugg as fifth producer north extension toward Nathan Miller pool with potential 144 barrels daily from 39.7 gravity oil and 800 to 1 gas oil ratio through 20/64 inch choke. Pay acidized with 500 gallons. location 10 miles east of Barnhart, 2302 feet from north and 512 feet from east lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sun Oil Co
G. W. Rodgers
Strawn
Kent County
Clairemont
Boomerang
H & TC
Irion— Humiston-Northington
San Angelo
Ela
Oil and gas claim notes from Texas and New Mexico surveys
A compiled list of mineral well data across multiple counties and towns including Gaines, Nolan, Pecos, Roosevelt, and Stonewall. Entries specify operator names, well wildcat statuses, depths in feet true and lateral measurements, and section townships. Locations include Fort McKavett, Sweetwater, Fort Stockton, Kenna, and Swenson with survey references and a mix of frontage terms.
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Gaines
Barnes
F. W. Hel
Elcsteteen Wildcat
Sec
PSL
Menard Lore Pata
Coaches Valley Council
Boy Scouts of America
Wheat
Ela&arr Sur
Fort McKavett
Nolan
Fort Stockton
Roosevelt
H. J. Lowe
Whitehead
Wildcat
Kenna
Stonewall
Merphy H
Hahn
Bik
H&tc
Sur
Swenson
Weather station planned for Guam at Agana
A weather station will be set up on Guam at Agana to monitor atmospheric conditions. The installation aims to improve local weather data collection and support climate research and public safety.
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Agana
Guam
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